Worship of the saints was a central belief of the medieval church. But not all saints had equal importance. The appeal of some was universal and they were revered right across Christendom. Usually ...

It’s a far cry from the real St. Valentine, an early Christian martyr who was bludgeoned and beheaded for his faith. So how did a saint with such a gruesome death come to be associated with a ...

St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...

The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian ... It was decided to use the ten niches not just to commemorate saints or worthy figures from the past (as is the case with most of the ...

Portrayed by her enemies as a heretic, a witch, and a madwoman, she was later pardoned and eventually recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. Today, she is a national hero of the French.

The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.' Reflection on the painting Today we ...

This newly designated national shrine is holy ground, witnessing to 17th-century Jesuit priests and laymen and St. Kateri ...